Dutch Cemetery

The Dutch cemetary was built to perform the last rites of dutch citizens settled in Surat. Situated in ‘Gulam Falia’ locality, the Dutch tombs are of various sizes ans shapes, but the one that is the most significant is the grandiose mausoleum of Baron Adrian Van Reede. The Tomb consists of double cupola of of great size, with a gallery above and below, supported on handsome columns. The huge epitaph on the wall opposite to the entrance of his tomb clearly mentions his position in the company and the date of his death. The Dutch cemeteries have been declared as protected monuments by the Archeological society of India.